1. Open Court Vocabulary for
“Brave as a Mountain Lion”
Genre: Realistic Fiction

2. Many Native Americans live on a reservation.
( land set aside by the government for Native Americans to live on )
Many Native Americans live on a reservation.

3. The leaves drifted into a ditch.
( piled up because of the wind )
The leaves drifted into a ditch.

4. They dreaded the test because they had not studied.
( look forward to with fear )
They dreaded the test because they had not studied.

5. She qualified for the track team because she trained a lot.
qualify
( fit or able to do a job )
She qualified for the track team because she trained a lot.

6. We played basketball in the gymnasium.
( a room that has equipment for physical exercise )
We played basketball in the gymnasium.

7. The smoke was swirling out of the chimney.
( moving around in a twisting motion )
The smoke was swirling out of the chimney.

8. The livestock needed to be fed.
( farm animals )
The livestock needed to be fed.

9. Christa McAuliffe’s school emblem in the space shuttle.
( symbol or crest )
Christa McAuliffe’s school emblem in the space shuttle.

10. His grandfather was of the Shoshone people.
( A Native American tribe that lived in mountainous lands. )
His grandfather was of the Shoshone people.

11. gymnasium
reservation
swirling
dreaded
drifted
qualified